Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Speed on the slow side
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,989 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 334 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Aleppo International Airport, the Boeing 737-900 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft lined up on runway 27, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 32 °C, with a gentle wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 310°. The aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 1,485 meters, which represented 51% of the runway length. Liftoff speed was achieved at 149 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from Aleppo, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of the airport and continued for 39 minutes, covering a distance of 273 nautical miles. The aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 2,268 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 37,484 feet, an increase of 35,216 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 183 minutes and covered a distance of 1,287 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 23 miles north of Mrzezyno, Poland, and continued for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from a cruising altitude of 37,713 feet to an altitude of 16,980 feet, a decrease of 20,734 feet.
After a brief level cruise phase near Abbekas, Sweden, the aircraft began its final descent, which continued for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 16,980 feet to 2,484 feet, a decrease of 14,496 feet. The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase before beginning its approach to runway 22R at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport. The aircraft touched down on the runway with a touchdown distance of 344 meters, which represented 26% of the runway length. The aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,686 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 11,209 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted for 252 minutes.
The Boeing 737-900 touched down on runway 22R at EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport with a high degree of precision, showcasing excellent approach quality. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold, aligning itself with the runway heading of 221.0°. The threshold height was good, allowing the pilots to maintain a stable approach profile.
As the aircraft touched down, it achieved a threshold speed of 138 knots, within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 344 meters was also good, indicating a well-controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was within the desired parameters, and the touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, although it could have been improved. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and a light headwind of 1 knot, contributed to a smooth landing.
The Boeing 737-900 rolled out on the runway with excellent alignment, demonstrating a high level of control and precision. The total landing distance of 766 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was scored 99.4%, reflecting the high level of proficiency and control displayed by the pilots throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values